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Hampstead ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Hampstead, NC is 28443, and its area code is 910.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
9,292
Area code
910

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Hampstead itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Holly Ridge (9.5 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Hampstead uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Hampstead in numbers

About 9,292 people live in Hampstead, in 3,182 households. The median household income is $91,745 a year, 27% above the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $402,100 (39% above the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,216 a month. The median age is 35.8; 38.3% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 30 minutes.

Population9,292Hampstead9,292
Households3,182Hampstead3,182
Median age35.8Hampstead35.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$91,745Hampstead$91,745North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$402,100Hampstead$402,100North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,216Hampstead$1,216North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.3%Hampstead38.3%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute29.9 minHampstead29.9 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density459 / sq miHampstead459 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Hampstead CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Hampstead

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Hampstead
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28443 Hampstead , NC Standard 28,416 $90,477 $391,900

Other ZIP codes overlapping Hampstead

These ZIP codes cover part of Hampstead but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Hampstead
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28457 Rocky Point , NC Standard 11,464 $78,178 $245,900

Map of Hampstead ZIP codes

28443

The ZIP codes of Hampstead, NC, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Hampstead

The nearest larger towns are Murraysville (16,339 people, 7.0 mi), Wilmington (120,805 people, 13 mi) and Myrtle Grove (12,637 people, 18 mi).

Towns near Hampstead
TownPopulationDistance
Porters Neck 7,654 4.9 mi
Bayshore 2,949 5.8 mi
Murraysville 16,339 7.0 mi
Ogden 8,249 7.1 mi
Northchase 5,896 8.0 mi
Kings Grant 9,003 9.0 mi
Skippers Corner 3,792 9.5 mi
Wrightsville Beach 2,665 10.6 mi
Wrightsboro 6,287 11.3 mi
Wilmington 120,805 13.0 mi
Surf City 4,396 13.5 mi
Holly Ridge 4,904 14.2 mi
Burgaw 3,850 16.2 mi
Belville 2,573 17.2 mi

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